The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Su Friedrich's personal essay charting the destruction of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After living in the neighborhood for 20 years, the filmmaker was one of many who were forced out after the city passed a rezoning plan allowing developers to build luxury condos where there were once thriving industries, working-class families, and artists. Filmed over many years, it is a scathing portrait of one neighborhood's demolition and transformation.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Metacritic44/100
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Su FriedrichWriter
- Su FriedrichDirector
Cast
- Pete FriedrichSelf
- Peter KuperSelf
- Cathy QuinlanSelf
- Martina SiebertSelf
- Caspar StrackeSelf
Stills
Themes
brooklyn, new york cityurban developmentgentrificationwoman director